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Top 20 Q3 2008 Manga Properties 'Naruto' Remains Dominant Date: 11/10/2008 |
This chart of the ICv2 Top 20 Manga Properties reflects sales in all channels in Q3 of 2008. The Top 20 chart is based on interviews with retailers and distributors, information provided by Nielsen BookScan (in the form of monthly Top 20 lists (for example see ?Bookscan?s Top 20 Graphic Novels for August 2008) of graphic novels sold in bookstores, and ICv2?s own analysis of information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors on graphic novel sales in comic stores. Property Publisher Type Creator Rating 1 Naruto Viz Media Shonen M. Kissimoto 13+ 2 Fruits Basket Tokyopop Shojo N. Takaya 13+ 3 Vampire Knight Viz Media Shojo M. Hino 16+ 4 Death Note Viz Media Shonen T. Obata 16+ 5 Bleach Viz Media Shonen T. Kubo 13+ 6 In Odd We Trust Del Rey OEL D. Koontz 13+ 7 Negima! Del Rey Shonen K. Akamatsu 16+ 8 Gentleman's Alliance Viz Media Shojo A.Tanemura 16+ 9 Tsubasa Del Rey Shonen Clamp 13+ 10 Rosario & Vampire Viz Media Shonen A. Ikeda 16+ 11 Chibi Vampire Tokyopop Shonen Y. Kagesaki 16+ 12 Wild Ones Viz Media Shojo K. Fujiwara 13+ 13 S.A. Viz Media Shojo M. Minami 13+ 14 Kingdom Hearts II Tokyopop Kodomo S. Amano All Ages 15 D-Gray Man Viz Media Shonen K. Hoshino 16+ 16 Kitchen Princess Del Rey Shojo N. Ando 13+ 17 Skip Beat Viz Media Shojo Y. Nakamura 13+ 18 Berserk DarkHorse Seinen K. Miura 18+ 19 High School Debut Del Rey Shojo K. Kawahara 13+ 20 Fullmetal Alchemist Tokyopop Shonen H. Arakawa 13+ |
Source: ICv2 |